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House Calendar No. 39 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 303 

[Report No. 114–145] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2685) making appropriations 

for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 2393) to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

to repeal country of origin labeling requirements with respect to beef, 

pork, and chicken, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2015 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2685) making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 

purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2393) to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements 

with respect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other 

purposes. 


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1 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2685) making appropriations for 

6 the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep7 tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes. The first reading 

8 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

9 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de10 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

11 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank12 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 

13 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

14 amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 

15 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

16 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

17 (b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 

18 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

19 provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 

20 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

21 proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject 

22 to amendment except as provided in paragraph (2); 

23 (2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 

24 except that the chair and ranking minority member 

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1 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend2 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

3 and 

4 (3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 

5 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

6 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

7 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con8 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

9 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

10 be considered as read. 

11 (c) When the committee rises and reports the bill 

12 back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 

13 do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or14 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

15 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

16 with or without instructions. 

17 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

18 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2393) 

19 to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to re20 peal country of origin labeling requirements with respect 

21 to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other purposes. All 

22 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

23 The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec24 ommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed 

25 in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 


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1 amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 

2 against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 

3 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

4 bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 

5 to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 

6 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

7 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agri8 culture; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 

9 instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 39 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 303 

[Report No. 114–145] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2685) 

purposes. spect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other country of origin labeling requirements with rethe Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal consideration of the bill (H.R. 2393) to amend 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, making appropriations for the Department of 

JUNE 9, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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